The Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and other security agencies from declaring human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, wanted and also restrained them from arresting him.
Justice Musa Kakaki gave the order following an application filed by Sowore after reports surfaced that the Lagos State Police Command had allegedly declared him wanted in connection with unspecified allegations.
In the ruling, the judge granted an interim injunction restraining the respondents, particularly the Commissioner of Police, from “harassing, intimidating, threatening with arrest, or declaring the applicant wanted pending the determination of the substantive suit”.
Speaking shortly after the ruling, Sowore said the order marked a reaffirmation of his faith in the Nigerian judiciary, even in the face of widespread public skepticism about the system.
According to him, the decision demonstrated that justice is still possible when citizens actively engage the courts to defend their rights.